Bill McLean

GAME, SET … SLAM!

The father is a Barrington Hills lawyer. The daughter is a Vermont hematologist. Together, this duo has reached amateur tennis’ pinnacle of success— the Grand Slam. Last November, in Wellington, Florida, Dave Martin and Karlyn Martin achieved a career pinnacle together—on a tennis court. They battled Wisconsin teaching pros Lyle and Kalla Schaefer in the

WIND, WAVES, AND WILLPOWER

WHERE THERE’S A WILL, there’s a way to sail. Will Howard’s journey with Lake Forest Sailing (LFS) began in 2000 when his family relocated to Lake Forest. His introduction to sailing came through LFS’s learn-to-sail program, where he quickly developed a love for the sport. Not much has changed about the venue since then, the

FROM LUTZES TO LOUPES AND LAB TESTS

SOME MIGHT SAY that Charles Butler—a Lake Forest resident since 2018 and a former world junior champion in ice dance—is a true renaissance man. After success on the rink, he tackled a career in medicine and then founded Charles Jewelry in New York City. He balanced all of the above, Super Man style—often whipping off

CHASING STORMS

There’s Scout Storms, the teen. Then there’s Scout Storms, the athlete. The teen, who’s a dual citizen (UK, USA), is soft-spoken, humble, Miss Manners-polite, and she’d rather talk about her teammates than herself on any day of the week that ends in “y.” “Scout,” BHS cross country coach Deb Revolta says, “is as fun-loving as

MOTHER-DAUGHTER DOUBLE

On the day of her first Irish dance lesson in a basement at a Chicago church 37 years ago, a 9-year-old from Evanston named Michaela was ordered to go to a corner in the room. But not because she had gotten into trouble. “I was old for a beginner,” recalls Michaela McGarry Donohue, now a

HOPE THROUGH ART

The first text message from a woman living in Ireland to Highland Park artist Jessica Kaplan pinged several years ago. The woman wanted to praise and thank Kaplan for brightening her life after months of steady gloom. They had never met in person. They had never spoken on the phone. The life-changing elixir for the

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